Library Board Meeting 11/16/2021 – Will Vote On Budget Amendment, Receive Library Project Update

The Library Board is meeting 11/16/2021 at 4:30PM. On the agenda is… The October bill register A budget amendment request. It looks like it’s for a little over $2,000. The report of the Personnel and Policy Committee. This is listed as an action item, but […]

Library Board Personnel And Policy Committee Meeting 10/29/2021 – Will Conduct Library Director Performance Review, Vote On Three Library Policies

The Library Board Personnel and Policy Committee is meeting 10/29/2021 at 12PM. They’ll be conducting the Library Director’s 2021 End of Year Performance Evaluation. This should be conducted in closed session. In open session they will be reviewing and voting on the APL Children’s Room […]

Library Board Meeting 08/17/2021 – Will Receive Building Project Update From Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

The Library Board is meeting 08/17/2021 at 4:30PM. Some highlights include: A Building Project Update by the design firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. An update on the library’s masking policy. As of August 5th, the Appleton Public Library, along with all city facilities instituted a […]

Library Board Meeting 07/20/2021 – Will Vote On 2022 Budget, Receive Update On Library Project

The Library Board is meeting 07/20/2021 at 4:30PM. Action items on the agenda include: The June bill register A budget amendment Compliance documents for a funding agreement with United Way Finance policy updates The library’s 2022 operating budget Changes to the city’s “Ergonomics Policy” There […]

Library Board Meeting 07/14/2021 – Will Vote On Finance Policy And 2022 Operating Budget

The Appleton Library Board is meeting 07/14/2021 at 1PM. They will be voting on updates to the Library’s Finance Policy and on the Library’s 2022 operating budget. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=875610&GUID=9ACF32E5-99E3-4CA4-A06D-188F35AA9D6F&Options=info|&Search=

Library Board Approves Proposal To Eliminate Overdue Fines At Appleton Public Library

On 06/15/2021, the Library Board voted to approve a proposal to make the Appleton Public Library a fine-free library. One member of the public participated in the public comment portion of the meeting. Nick Ross, Vice-President of the board of the Friends of Appleton Public […]

Library Board Meeting 06/15/2021; Will Consider Proposal To Become Fine Free Library

The Library Board is meeting 06/15/2021 at 4:30PM. Perhaps of most interest to the public is the fact that Library Director Colleen Rortvedt is proposing that the Appleton Public Library become a fine free library. She wrote a 5 page memo outlining the reasons to […]